The saddest party

We had a last minute get together of friends to watch the election results on TV. Max made a wonderful spread of food, as usual. As we sat and listened to the results, I realized I never fully thought about the chance that Bush might win. I know that living in the Bay Area is sort of like living in a bubble, but I had also been looking at the news overseas, and the international community all seemed to point towards Kerry. I could feel the vibe in the apartment start to dwindle and then finally the depression set in.

This re-election of Bush is shocking to me. This time, many more people voted and so many of them for him. It makes me feel very disconnected from the population. Max is horrified and wants to move to China. I am just disappointed in this country and I'm nervous of what this means for our future.

(As an aside - the wall is not on fire -- it's just the camera working very hard to take a picture without a flash)